Silent People / Gente silenciosa / Gens silencieux

November 4, 2009

Silent People / Gente silenciosa / Gens silencieux

In English:

They are not talking (not even small talk) so much. Maybe silence is gold. You can meet them in Suomussalmi (Finland) when driving to the North.

En español:

Ellos no hablan tanto (ni la charla). Quizá silencio es de oro. Usted puede encontrarlos en Suomussalmi (Finlandia) al manejar vuestro carro al Norte.

En francais:

Ils ne parlant pas autant (même pas le papotage) Peut-être le silence est d’or.Vous pouvez les rencontrer dans Suomussalmi (Finlande) en conduisant au Nord.

Silent people

Silent people

Comments (6)

6 Comments »

So, are the Silent People standing there all year, in all weathers? We have festivals here in Canada with scarecrow people and pumpkins, but your photos of so many silent people together are very different. They look like a huge gathering for a special occasion.

Comment by jackiequeen — November 18, 2009 @ 15:27 | Reply
Hello Jackiequeen. Yes, they are here around the year and they change their clothes twice (summer & winter) a year.

Comment by sartenada — November 18, 2009 @ 17:40 | Reply
So strange and bizarre. I wonder what the story is behind this – these silent people?

Comment by Preston Surface — January 18, 2010 @ 22:30 | Reply
- Hello Preston.
  
  Thank You for Your interest for this “curiosity”.
  
  They are work of art of dancer Reijo Kela. He got the idea. The local association of jobless people take care of changeing cloths. These figures has been also on display in England in Kent with four version with total numer of 400 figures.
  
  I am really glad that You saw these. This is something different one is used to.
  
  Comment by sartenada — January 19, 2010 @ 08:25 | Reply
Bonsoir

ils sont droles tes épouventails ?
chez nous ils sont diffents; je ne sais pas si tu en as vue dans mes blogs.
si tu ne les as jamais vu, fait moi savoir je t’en enverai une photo.
mais c’est superb, j’aurais bien aimer d etre dans votre pays pour prendre cette photo.
je vous souhaite une bonne soirée
a+
frammy

Comment by frammy — November 11, 2010 @ 19:52 | Reply
- Bonjour Frammy.
  
  Merci beaucoup.
  
  Oui, envoye une photo à moi, s’il vous plaît, je suis curieux de voir comment ils sont.
  
  Belle journèe.
  
  Comment by sartenada — November 12, 2010 @ 09:31 | Reply

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